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LOT 1089
Western Asiatic Bronze Camel with Rider in Hasanlu Style
CIRCA 9TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
1 5/8 in. (13.5 grams, 40 mm).
Depicting a rider holding the reins of a camel, the rider featuring a large head and hands while the camel is modelled with small head and slender body and legs.
Provenance
Collected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of a previous catalogue information card.
Literature
Cf. Muscarella, O. W., Bronze and Iron: Ancient Near Eastern Artefacts in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1988, pp.22-23, no.3, for an ibex in similar style from Hasanlu.
Footnotes
Such a figurine might have been worn as part of a necklace or bracelet for decorative purposes, Due to the tribal and sometimes nomadic nature of many of these populations, many Luristan bronzes were not of great size. Statuettes of local fauna have been largely recovered from North-Western Persian burials.
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LOT 1089
Western Asiatic Bronze Camel with Rider in Hasanlu Style
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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